{"id":177145,"date":"2021-01-13T02:35:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T00:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/the-human-spirit-a-lesson-in-determination-and-courage-from-a-medical-student-myjhb-co-za\/"},"modified":"2021-01-13T02:35:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T00:35:25","slug":"the-human-spirit-a-lesson-in-determination-and-courage-from-a-medical-student-myjhb-co-za","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/the-human-spirit-a-lesson-in-determination-and-courage-from-a-medical-student-myjhb-co-za\/","title":{"rendered":"The human spirit: A lesson in determination and courage from a medical student | MyJHB.co.za"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/the-human-spirit-a-lesson-in-determination-and-courage-from-a-medical-student-myjhb-co-za\/\">The human spirit: A lesson in determination and courage from a medical student | MyJHB.co.za<\/a>: <input type=\"hidden\" class=\"simple-love-fix\" data-id=\"2932\" value=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Johannesburg in the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The human spirit: A lesson in determination and courage from a medical student<\/strong>: Despite being rejected 32 times by nine institutions of higher learning, Bianca Vermeulen maintained her determination and focus, and today she is a second-year medical student. &#8211; <small>&#8220;Johannesburg&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/small><\/li>\n<li><strong>SA Medical Research Council: Underground market alcohol can be lethal<\/strong>: Liquor brands never seen before are being illegally sold in the country without passing any of the specified liquor standards. &#8211; <small>&#8220;Johannesburg&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/small><\/li>\n<li><strong>The curious incident of the second-hand bookshop in lockdown<\/strong>: The Covid-19 lockdown wrote the end of the story for many businesses, but for second-hand bookstores it was the start of a promising new chapter. 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